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Frederick County approves three new social-services positions after state funding increase
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to add an assistant director for administrative services and two family services (CPS) workers to the Department of Social Services, funded mainly by state dollars with a 15.5% local match.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted July 8 to add three positions to the Department of Social Services, approving an appropriation of $354,997 that combines state, federal and local funds.
County officials said the change adds an assistant director for administrative services and two family service workers to address rising child-protective caseloads and to provide administrative support. The county’s local share of the appropriation is $137,163; state and federal funds cover $217,834.
The move follows a state review of local caseloads. Tammy Green, director of Frederick County Department of Social Services, told the board that the county’s average caseload for child-protective…
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